Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (WEA)

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Western Asset Premier Bond Fund

385 East Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91101-1923
United States
626 844 9400
https://institutional.myleggmason.com/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=1377&cached=true&mode=2&userID=225408&mktcd=WEA

Sector(s): Financial Services
Industry: Asset Management
Full Time Employees: 

Key Executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year Born
Mr. Kenneth Donald Fuller	Chief Executive Officer, President and Trustee	N/A	N/A	1958
Mr. Paul Jablansky	Portfolio Manager	N/A	N/A	N/A

Amounts are as of December 31, 2013 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay is salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in USD.

Description

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Western Asset Management Company. The fund is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company Limited, Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd., and Western Asset Management Company Ltd. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund primarily invests in investment grade bonds, including corporate bonds, U.S. government and agency securities, and mortgage related securities. It seeks to maintain an average duration of around two to three years with an average credit quality of BBB. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Index and the Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Index. Western Asset Premier Bond Fund was formed on March 28, 2002 and is domiciled in the United States.

Corporate Governance

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund’s ISS Governance QualityScore as of N/A is N/A. The pillar scores are Audit: N/A; Board: N/A; Shareholder Rights: N/A; Compensation: N/A.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while a 10 indicates higher governance risk.